The key to better predictions of atmospheric temperature trends in the tropics may lie in more accurate measurements of sea surface temperatures.
Global climate models
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Warming Hiatus Periods to Become Increasingly Unlikely
Anthropogenic climate change is reducing the likelihood of the Earth seeing another slowdown in the rate of surface warming.
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Developing Climate Model Comparisons
Experimental Design for CMIP6: Aerosols, Land Use, and Future Scenarios;
Aspen, Colorado, 4–8 August 2014
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Changes in Earth’s Radiation Balance Between 1985 and 2012
A comparison of shortwave and longwave radiation in the atmosphere shows Earth’s heating rate is increasing even though temperatures are rising at a slower rate now than 30 years ago.
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Black Carbon Reductions in the Arctic Tied to Declining Emissions
Researchers track the presence of black carbon above the Arctic Circle.
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A Community-Driven Framework for Climate Reconstructions
Scientists involved with the Past Global Changes (PAGES) project have developed goals and recommendations for studying the paleoclimate of the past 2000 years.
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Future Directions in Simulating Solar Geoengineering
Fourth GeoMIP Workshop; Paris, France, 24–25 April 2014